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Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA's moonwalkers. Space...

Sep 15, 2024

Missile fired from Yemen lands in open area in central Israel and sets of air raid sirens

JERUSALEM (AP) - A long-range missile fired from Yemen landed in an open area in central Israel early Sunday, the Israeli military said. The early morning attack triggered air raid sirens, including a...

Sep 14, 2024

Missile fired from Yemen lands in open area in central Israel and sets of air raid sirens

JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military says a long-range missile fired from Yemen has landed in an open area in central Israel. The early morning attack on Sunday triggered air raid sirens, including a...

Sep 14, 2024

Venezuela says it arrested 6 foreigners allegedly involved in a plot to kill President Maduro

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen were arrested Saturday after Venezuelan officials accused them of coming to the South American country to assassinate Preside...

Sep 14, 2024

NATO military committee chair, others back Ukraine’s use of long range weapons to hit Russia

The head of NATO's military committee said Saturday that Ukraine has the solid legal and military right to strike deep inside Russia to gain combat advantage - reflecting the beliefs of a number of U....

Sep 14, 2024

Tropical Storm Ileana makes landfall near the coastal Mexican city of Topolobampo

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Tropical Storm Ileana made landfall Saturday in Mexico near the coastal city of Topolobampo, forecasters said. The tropical storm formed Thursday off the Pacific coast of Mexico and...

Sep 14, 2024

Driver charged with killing NHL's Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level

The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road had a blood-alcohol level of .087, above the .08 legal limit in New Jersey, a...

Sep 14, 2024

Stuck-in-space astronauts make first public comments since Boeing capsule left without them

Stuck-in-space astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday it's been tough dealing with their Boeing ride leaving without them and the prospect of spending several extra months in orbit.It ...

Sep 14, 2024

Iran says it successfully launched a satellite in its program criticized by West over missile fears

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran launched a satellite into space Saturday with a rocket built by the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, state-run media reported, the latest for a program the West fea...

Sep 14, 2024

Five people found dead in eastern Romania as rainstorms leave scores stranded

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Five people in eastern Romania have been found dead after torrential rainstorms left scores of people stranded in flooded areas, emergency authorities said Saturday Rescue se...

Sep 14, 2024